WHERE THE HEART IS.
This weekend Hannah and I took a quick trip to Bugtussle––again aided by my lovely mother's willingness to watch the animals––to see our mentors, our second home, and our adopted family. We had been able to visit in January before the season started, but since March everybody has been rather tethered to their land––such is farming. So it was nice to get a chance to break away and see the Smith Family, to play with the kids, hear the stories of their crazy season and to unload a few of our troubles, graciously gaining some much needed perspective in return.There's so much to say about that family, that farm: it's our ideal lifestyle and thus an inspiring place for us to return to. But instead of writing a book here about how much we love it, just enjoy some pictures from our trip, and know that many of the hard decisions we'll be facing in the (possibly very) near future were refined over the good food, wine and conversation shared between us.- Jesse.
